Fish-line stake



2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

(No Model.)

G. A. DUPUIS.

FISHLINE STAKE.

Patented Jan. 20, 1885.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets Sheet 2.

' G. A. DUPUIS.

FISH LINE STAKE.

No. 311,068. Patented Jed-L20, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. norms, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

FISH-LINE STAKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 311,068, dated January 20, 1885.

Application filed March 26, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. DUPUIs, of .Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fishing Devices; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in devices to be employed in fishing, and to which the nets are attached,by means of which the danger of losing the nets, by reason of drifting ice, storms, or other like causes, is entirely avoided. Fishermen, especially those who adopt the pound-net system of fishing, are in danger at certain times of the year of losing their nets. They are anxious to fish as late in the fall as is possible, and to commence in the spring at the earliest possible moment, and are at all times at the mercy of the weather. In warm weather heavy storms and in cold weather light storms and ice destroy many nets, which occasions the nets to be put up late in the spring and taken down early in the fall, which is the most profitable season for fishing.

The invention consists in the peculiar combinations and the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more particularly described, and then pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one of my jointed poles, all the others in the series being similar to it. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, showing the upper section of the pole, in dotted lines, lowered out of the way of the ice, and also showing the appliances employed to hold the pole in an upright position when erect. Fig. 3 is a perspective showing a modification of the means employed for j ointing the pole. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 5 showsFig. l lowered, with the net attached thereto.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, A represents the lower end of a pole or pile, sharpened at its lower end to facilitate driving it into the bottom, and with its upper end squared, as shown. B represents the upper section squared at its lower end, so that the adjacent ends of the two sections are of the same size.

(No model.)

0 represents a three sided box, inclosing three sides of both sections of the pile above and below their conjunction, and rigidly secured to the upper end of the lower section, and the two sections are hinged together, as shown at D, the parts being so arranged that when the upper section is erect it will rest upon the top end of the lower section, being supported in that position by the upper part of the three-sided box. To prevent the upper section from folding upon its hinge, a foursided box, E, is slipped over the pile and forced down to inclose the upper end of the three-sided box and bind the parts together, and, if thought desirable, one of the faces of this three-sided box may be beveled, as shown in Fig. 2, and near its upper end, to receive a wedge, F, which may be sent down by means of a rod, G, arranged for that purpose. These piles are set in a row, or in a circle, as preferred, care being taken that they are so arranged that when in arow, straight or curved, they will all fold in the same direction, and when set in a circle they will all fold toward a common center. The upper edge of the net H is secured to the poles or piles in the ordinary manner. Now, when the condition of the weather demands, the fisherman is not required to take up his nets, but simply lowers the upper section of such poles into the water, such poles being provided with an arm, I, to prevent the end of the pole from sticking into the bottom, which is represented by the line J,

In Fig. 3 the two sections are shown not hinged together. A four-sided box, K, is secured to the upper end of the lower section, which forms a socket to receive the lower end of the upper section. This box has two sides opposite each other longer than the other sides, and these two longer sides project above the socket portion of the box alongside the lower end of the upper section, and there are two pieces, a and b, secured to the two projecting sides and upon opposite sides to form supports to sustain the upper section in place in the socket, and at the same time afford the means, when the said upper section is lifted out of its socket and lowered, as is shown in Fig. 4, to retain such upper section in a lowered position.

There are many other ways that good mechanical skill can devise by means of which this result can be accomplished. without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence What I claim as my invention is 1. In combination with a fishing-net, apole made in two sections the lower of which is driven into the bed of the stream, and having rigidly attached thereto a box having a side openingof the width of the-upper section,which section is free to turn in said opening, and when erect rests on the lower section and is firmly held against lateral displacement at the junction of the two by said box, the said upper section being braced at a distance from its junction by pieces extending across the open sides of said box, substantially as shown and described.

2. A pole for the purposes herein described, consisting of the sections A and B, hinged together, in combination with the box 0, rigidly attached to the part A, and having an open side in which the upper part is free to turn, and the box E for binding the parts together, substantially as described.

3. In combination, the two-part pole A B, hinged together, open-sided box 0, box E, wedge F, and rod G, the parts constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as and for the purposes specified.

' 4. In combination with a hinged pole for the purposes herein set forth, an arm, as I, attached to the upper end of the folding part, to prevent its extreme outer end from becoming embedded in the bed of the stream, substantially as described.

GEORGE A. DUPUIS.

Witnesses:

E. SoULLY, CHAS. J. HUNT. 

